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Charles Darwin Quotes

Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men’s minds which follows from the advance of science Picture Quote #1

If every one were cast in the same mould, there would be no such thing as beauty Picture Quote #1

There is no fundamental difference between man and the higher mammals in their mental faculties... The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind Picture Quote #1

Seeing this gradation and diversity of structure in one small, intimately related group of birds, one might really fancy that from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had been taken and modified for different ends Picture Quote #1

... I have always maintained that, excepting fools, men did not differ much in intellect, only in zeal and hard work; and I still think there is an eminently important difference Picture Quote #1

What wretched doings come from the ardor of fame; the love of truth alone would never make one man attack another bitterly Picture Quote #1

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Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions. Monkeys redden from passion but it would take an overwhelming amount of evidence to make us believe that any animal can blush Picture Quote #1

Thus we have given to man a pedigree of prodigious length, but not, it may be said, of noble quality Picture Quote #1

So in regard to mental qualities, their transmission is manifest in our dogs, horses and other domestic animals. Besides special tastes and habits, general intelligence, courage, bad and good tempers. etc., are certainly transmitted Picture Quote #1

May we not suspect that the vague but very real fears of children, which are quite independent of experience, are the inherited effects of real dangers and abject superstitions during ancient savage times? Picture Quote #1

The young blush much more freely than the old but not during infancy, which is remarkable, as we know that infants at a very early age redden from passion Picture Quote #1

From the war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely, the production of higher animals, directly follows Picture Quote #1

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I have been speculating last night what makes a man a discoverer of undiscovered things. As far as I can conjecture the art consists in habitually searching for the causes and meaning of everything which occurs Picture Quote #1

Nothing before had ever made me thoroughly realise, though I had read various scientific books, that science consists in grouping facts so that general laws or conclusions may be drawn from them Picture Quote #1

It is mere rubbish thinking, at present, of origin of life; one might as well think of origin of matter Picture Quote #1

Any one whose disposition leads him to attach more weight to unexplained difficulties than to the explanation of facts will certainly reject my theory Picture Quote #1

Till facts be grouped and called there can be no prediction. The only advantage of discovering laws is to foretell what will happen and to see the bearing of scattered facts Picture Quote #1

Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work, worthy the interposition of a great deity. More humble and I believe true to consider him created from animals Picture Quote #1

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Sympathy for the lowest animals is one of the noblest virtues with which man is endowed Picture Quote #1

The formation of different languages and of distinct species and the proofs that both have been developed through a gradual process, are curiously parallel Picture Quote #1

A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isn't there Picture Quote #1

The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology, and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded on an improved theory, is it then a science or faith? Picture Quote #1

You will be astonished to find how the whole mental disposition of your children changes with advancing years. A young child and the same when nearly grown, sometimes differ almost as much as do a caterpillar and butterfly Picture Quote #1

I fully subscribe to the judgement of those writers who maintain that of all the differences between man and the lower animal, the moral sense of conscience is by far the most important... It is the most noble of all the attributes of man Picture Quote #1

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Nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist, than a journey in a distant country Picture Quote #1

Man himself cannot express love and humility by external signs, so plainly as does a dog, when with drooping ears, hanging lips, flexuous body, and wagging tail, he meets his beloved master Picture Quote #1

It is not the biggest, the brightest or the best that will survive, but those who adapt the quickest Picture Quote #1

There is a grandeur in this view of life, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful are being evolved Picture Quote #1

It struck me that favourable variations would tend to be preserved and unfavourable ones tend to be destroyed Picture Quote #1

Language is an art, like brewing or baking... It certainly is not a true instinct, for every language has to be learnt Picture Quote #1

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Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men’s minds which follows from the advance of science (Charles Darwin Quotes) If every one were cast in the same mould, there would be no such thing as beauty (Charles Darwin Quotes) There is no fundamental difference between man and the higher mammals in their mental faculties... The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind (Charles Darwin Quotes) Seeing this gradation and diversity of structure in one small, intimately related group of birds, one might really fancy that from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had been taken and modified for different ends (Charles Darwin Quotes) ... I have always maintained that, excepting fools, men did not differ much in intellect, only in zeal and hard work; and I still think there is an eminently important difference (Charles Darwin Quotes) What wretched doings come from the ardor of fame; the love of truth alone would never make one man attack another bitterly (Charles Darwin Quotes) Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions. Monkeys redden from passion but it would take an overwhelming amount of evidence to make us believe that any animal can blush (Charles Darwin Quotes) Thus we have given to man a pedigree of prodigious length, but not, it may be said, of noble quality (Charles Darwin Quotes) So in regard to mental qualities, their transmission is manifest in our dogs, horses and other domestic animals. Besides special tastes and habits, general intelligence, courage, bad and good tempers. etc., are certainly transmitted (Charles Darwin Quotes) May we not suspect that the vague but very real fears of children, which are quite independent of experience, are the inherited effects of real dangers and abject superstitions during ancient savage times? (Charles Darwin Quotes) The young blush much more freely than the old but not during infancy, which is remarkable, as we know that infants at a very early age redden from passion (Charles Darwin Quotes) From the war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely, the production of higher animals, directly follows (Charles Darwin Quotes) I have been speculating last night what makes a man a discoverer of undiscovered things. As far as I can conjecture the art consists in habitually searching for the causes and meaning of everything which occurs (Charles Darwin Quotes) Nothing before had ever made me thoroughly realise, though I had read various scientific books, that science consists in grouping facts so that general laws or conclusions may be drawn from them (Charles Darwin Quotes) It is mere rubbish thinking, at present, of origin of life; one might as well think of origin of matter (Charles Darwin Quotes) Any one whose disposition leads him to attach more weight to unexplained difficulties than to the explanation of facts will certainly reject my theory (Charles Darwin Quotes) Till facts be grouped and called there can be no prediction. The only advantage of discovering laws is to foretell what will happen and to see the bearing of scattered facts (Charles Darwin Quotes) Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work, worthy the interposition of a great deity. More humble and I believe true to consider him created from animals (Charles Darwin Quotes) Sympathy for the lowest animals is one of the noblest virtues with which man is endowed (Charles Darwin Quotes) The formation of different languages and of distinct species and the proofs that both have been developed through a gradual process, are curiously parallel (Charles Darwin Quotes) A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isn't there (Charles Darwin Quotes) The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology, and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded on an improved theory, is it then a science or faith? (Charles Darwin Quotes) You will be astonished to find how the whole mental disposition of your children changes with advancing years. A young child and the same when nearly grown, sometimes differ almost as much as do a caterpillar and butterfly (Charles Darwin Quotes) I fully subscribe to the judgement of those writers who maintain that of all the differences between man and the lower animal, the moral sense of conscience is by far the most important... It is the most noble of all the attributes of man (Charles Darwin Quotes) Nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist, than a journey in a distant country (Charles Darwin Quotes) Man himself cannot express love and humility by external signs, so plainly as does a dog, when with drooping ears, hanging lips, flexuous body, and wagging tail, he meets his beloved master (Charles Darwin Quotes) It is not the biggest, the brightest or the best that will survive, but those who adapt the quickest (Charles Darwin Quotes) There is a grandeur in this view of life, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful are being evolved (Charles Darwin Quotes) It struck me that favourable variations would tend to be preserved and unfavourable ones tend to be destroyed (Charles Darwin Quotes) Language is an art, like brewing or baking... It certainly is not a true instinct, for every language has to be learnt (Charles Darwin Quotes)

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